Interactive: Soil and blood testing in Boyle Heights, Maywood

Aug. 20, 2014 6:05 PM PT

California toxic waste regulators expanded soil testing to more homes near the Exide Technologies plant after discovering elevated lead levels at homes last fall. The county is offering free blood screenings for lead poisoning in an area near the plant.

Sources: California Department of Toxic Substances Control, U.S. Census, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

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Jon Schleuss

Former graphics and data journalist Jon Schleuss left the Los Angeles Times in December 2019 when he was elected president of the NewsGuild, which represents about 20,000 journalists and other workers in the United States and Canada. Schleuss previously taught journalism students how to code at the University of Southern California. An Arkansas native, he graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2013.

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